Prevalence of anaemia among married women with recent birth history and high-risk fertility behaviour: secondary data analysis of the National Family Health Survey-India (2019-21).

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To describe the prevalence of anaemia among currently married women with high-risk fertility behaviour (HRFB) based on age, parity and birth spacing indicators.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Settings and participants

Fifth round of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) was conducted in India (2019-2021) and included a nationally representative sample of 724, 115 women in the reproductive age group (15-49). Our analysis focused exclusively on married women who had given birth in the preceding 5 years.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

The prevalence of anaemia with HRFB was the primary outcome, and the likelihood of having anaemia due to HRFB was the secondary outcome.

Data and methods

Secondary data analysis of the NFHS-5 (2019-2021) d

SUBMITTER: Das M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10831430 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature